To:G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Written:Written in December 1920Published:First published inEconomicheskaya ZhiznNo. 18, January 22, 1925.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,[1976],

      Moscow,Volume 35,

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Thefollowing idea has come into my head.

Theremust be propaganda for electricity. How? Not,
only in words but by example.

Whatdoes this mean? The most important thing is to
make it popular. For this we have, here and now, to work
out aplanfor lighting upevery housein the R.S.F.S.R.
by electricity.

Thisis a long-term affair, because neither 20,000,000
(-40,000,000?) bulbs, nor wire, etc., shall we havefor a
long time.

Butall the same a plan is needednow, if only to cover
a number of years.

Thatcomes first.

Andsecondly, we must work out right away ashorterplan, and then thirdly—and this is most important—we
must be able to arouse bothcompetitionandinitiative among
the masses, so that they set about the jobstraightaway.

Wouldit not be possible for this purpose immediately
to work out such a plan (for example):

(1)Allvolosts (10–15 thousand) to be supplied with
electric lighting inoneyear.

(2)Allsettlements (1 1/2 million, probably not more than
3/4 million) intwoyears.

(3)Priorityfor^the reading-room and the Soviet (two
light bulbs).

(4)Getthe poles readyat oncein such-and-such a way.

(5)Preparethe insulatorsat once yourselves(ceramicsworks, I believe, are local and small affairs?). Make themin such-and-such a way.

(6)Copperfor the wires?Collect it yourselvesin your
uyezd and volosts (a gentle hint at church bells, etc.).

(7)Organise(raining; in electricity in such-and-such
a way.

Couldnot somethingof this kindbe considered, worked
out anddecreed?

Yours,Lenin